ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,417,713, issued on Sept. 16.

"Use of real-time and storable image data stream for generation of an immersive virtual universe in metaverse or a 3-D hologram or image, for teaching and training students" was invented by Mammen Thomas (Seattle) and Arun Mammen Thomas (Dublin, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method and process for providing three dimensional (3-D) virtual image in metaverse or 3-D hologram for teaching students. The avatar of the teacher imitates the actions of the teacher performing teaching, and experiments in a lab or a doctor doing procedures in the operating theater, can virtually engage with the students. The...